Delivering Value and Growth SNAPSHOT 2016 2017F Capital expenditures ? net (C$ million) $3,794 $4,095 Current annualized dividend (C$/Share) $1.10 Production (annual average, before royalties) Oil (Mbbl/d) 524 649 - 709 Natural gas…
Natural gas NYMEX (US$/MMbtu) $2.45 $3.41 Natural gas AECO (C$/GJ) $1.98 $3.06 Heavy oil diff (%) 32% 29% Exchange rate (C$ = XUS$) $0.75 $0.76 Company Gross Reserves, before royalties, of crude oil and natural gas (as at December…
Canadian Natural?s Strengths ? Proven, effective strategy ? Flexible capital allocation ? Nimble to capture opportunities ?Balanced cash flow allocation ?Cultural advantage ? Strong operations ? Effective, efficient and reliable…
? Flexible capital allocation to maximize value ? Strong Balance Sheet to support investment grade credit ? Defined growth/value enhancement plans by product/basin ? Diverse, balanced asset base ?Product mix ? Project timelines ?…
Balance & Optimize the Four Pillars of Cash Flow Allocation Maximizing Shareholder Value Balance Sheet Strength Returns to Shareholders Economic Resource Development Opportunistic Acquisitions FLEXIBLE CAPITAL ALLOCATION…
Significant portion of portfolio long-life, low decline ? Provides robust, sustainable cash flow ?Low reserve replacement risk ? Facilitates capital flexibility to maximize returns ? Strong inventory of low capital exposure projects…
North America North Sea Offshore Africa ? Balanced, diverse production mix ? International exposure ? Vast, balanced resource base to develop ? Growing, sustainable cash flow BUILDING A WORLD CLASS COMPANY Balanced, Diverse…
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO UNLOCK 1P Reserves After Royalties Note: Pro forma - CNQ Includes 70% ownership in AOSP. Sourced from 2016 corporate reports. Peers include: APA, APC, CVE,…
Canadian Natural?s Advantage Impact of Long-Life Assets on Decline Rates Production levels maintained 9.1% Note: Conventional Assets include North America crude oil and NGLs, International crude oil and NGLs and natural gas. Assumes…
Delivering Safety Excellence Corporate total recordable injury frequency (incident per 200,000 hours) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ? Safety is a core value 19.4% 11.7% 9.1% ? Committed to continuous improvement ? No harm to…
Leveraging Technology to Create Value & Enhance Performance Research & Development Investment ($ million) $600 $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Note: Sourced from Company internal reports.…
Athabasca Oil Sands Project Acquisition ? Acquisition closed May 31, 2017 ? 70% operated working interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (?AOSP?) Mines ? Ownership share equal to 196,000 bbl/d of mined bitumen capability ? Total…
Canadian Natural 2017 Capital Budget HIGHLY ACCRETIVE ACQUISITION ($ million) 2016 2017F* North America natural gas & NGLs $277 $460 North America crude oil* 512 920 International crude oil 477 420 Total Exploration and Production…
Canadian Natural 2017 Production Forecast Targeted Production 2016 2017F % Change Natural Gas (MMcf/d) 1,691 1,700 - 1,760 2% Crude Oil & NGLs (Mbbl/d) North America (2) 240 236 - 246 1% North America ? Thermal In Situ (2) 111…
4 Year Production Growth 1,350 1,250 1,150 1,050 950 850 750 Capital ($ Billion) Strip (2) (MBOE/d) STRATEGIC, DEFINED GROWTH PLAN 14 2016 2017F 2018F 2019F $3.8 $4.1 $4.7 $4.9 (1) 2016 midpoint to 2019F midpoint…
4 Year Free Cash Flow ($ Billion) $5 $4 $3 $2 $1 $0 -$1 Capital ($ Billion) 2016 2017F 2018F 2019F Strip pricing $3.8 $4.1* $4.7 $4.9 Note: Free cash flow represents cash flow from operations less capital and current dividends.…
Advantages of Infrastructure Ownership/Operatorship ? Control of our destiny ? Control costs, development timing and pace ? eliminates commitments ? Operations flexibility with high working interest ? Minimal capital exposure and…
Natural Gas & NGLs Core Area Summary BC West 1,143 MMcf/d CNQ Land Base AB SK MB Note: Reflects Q1/17 actual production, before royalties. NGL production included in light crude oil production volumes. East 470 MMcf/d 2017F…
$0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 Production Capability (Bcfe/d) STRONG PORTFOLIO OF LIQUIDS-RICH GAS PROJECTS Deep Basin/Montney Natural Gas Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax $2.00-$2.50 Tier 3…
North America Light Crude Oil Core Area Summary ? Q1/17 light crude oil and NGL production ? ~90 Mbbl/d ? 2P reserves ? 233 million barrels(1) ? High quality light crude oil horizontal multi-frac opportunities ? ~182 active…
Q1/17 light crude oil production ? ~46 Mbbl/d ? 2P reserves ? 386 million barrels(1) ? North Sea ? Operating efficiency gains and more favorable tax regime increase returns ? C?te d?Ivoire ? High return development opportunities…
Light Crude Oil Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax $45.00-$50.00 Tier 3 - Deep Basin $40.00-$45.00 Tier 2 ? Deep Basin $25.00-$40.00 Tier 1 ? Deep Basin, Espoir/Baobab $50.00-$60.00 Tier 4 - Southern Alberta WTI $0.00…
Primary Heavy Crude Oil Core Area Summary ? Largest primary heavy oil producer in Canada ? Q1/17 production of ~95 Mbbl/d ? Acquired Cliffdale asset ~8,400 bbl/d 2017F ? Large inventory of development opportunities ? Premium land…
Industry leading EOR technology ? Capital requirements are reduced and polymer driven performance is realized ? Q1/17 production ~47 Mbbl/d ? Industry leading operating costs ? Q1/17 operating costs $6.37/bbl ? 2P reserves ? 384…
Pelican Lake Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $0.00 $10.00 $20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 $60.00 $70.00 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 Infill Drilling and Brownfield Polymer Expansions Tier 1 Tier 2 ?…
Q1/17 production volumes of ~128 Mbbl/d ? Acquired Carmon Creek asset ~5,400 bbl/d 2017F ? 2P reserves ? 2.52 billion barrels(1) ? Majority working interest and operatorship ? Effective and efficient thermal operator ? Leverage use…
? Strong performance ? Quarterly production in Q1/17 ? ~37 Mbbl/d with an SOR of 2.7 ? 2P reserves ? 164 million barrels* Kirby North ? Reinitiated for development ? Major facility equipment purchased ? Lease delineated and ready…
Strong netbacks ? High quality crude oil ?Produced solution gas offsets fuel usage ? Significant development opportunities ? Steamflooding ?Follow-up process to CSS ? First commercial wells steamflood at Primrose East, Primrose…
Thermal In Situ Oil Sands Projects Return on Capital, 15% After Tax WTI (US$/bbl) $0.00 $10.00 $20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 $60.00 $70.00 Primrose Pads Kirby North Wolf Lake Sparky Primrose Expansion Kirby South Pads - Tier…
AOSP Mines ~280,000 bbl/d of capacity ? Operating mines across river from Horizon ? Jackpine current ~126,000 dry bitumen ? Muskeg River current ~154,000 dry bitumen ? Uses paraffinic bitumen extraction technology ? IPL Corridor…
World Class asset ? 2P SCO reserves ? 3.60 billion barrels(1) ? Phased development (SCO) ? Phase 2B on stream ? Q1/17 production of ~192 Mbbl/d of SCO ? Targeted start-up of Phase 3 Q4/17 ? Potential 5,000 -15,000 bbl/d…
Peer Average (2013 - 2015) 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017F BEST IN CLASS OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Horizon Oil Sands Industry Leading Utilization Rate Note: Peers include AOSP, Suncor, Syncrude. *2016…
Horizon Potential Debottleneck ? Early indications show Phase 2B may exceed design rates ?Q4/16 ~178,000 bbl/d ?Q1/17 ~192,500 bbl/d ? 2017 budget includes a 24 day turnaround and tie-in of Phase 3 ? Preserve option for 2017 capital…
? Strong financial position as of March 31, 2017 ? Debt/book capitalization 38% ? Available bank lines of $3.5 billion ? Disciplined allocation of capital delivers sustainable dividend policy ? 17 consecutive years of dividend…
Balance Sheet Improves Quickly Debt / Book Cap (%) Bank Covenant Note: For illustrative purposes all 2017F values are annualized figures, assuming the AOSP transaction occurred on January 1, 2017. Forecast - Mid-point of 2017…
Revolving bank line 1* (C$ million) $2,425 Maturity June 2019 Revolving bank line 2* $2,425 June 2020 Non-revolving syndicated term facility* $1,500 April 2018 Non-revolving term facilities* $ 875 February 2019 Operating demand loan…
Committed Management 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% CNQ PXD DVN EOG APC APA CVE ECA SU ? Substantial management and director wealth at stake ? Strong motivation for management to perform ? Delivers clear alignment with…
Strong balance sheet ? Large, diversified, well balanced asset base ? Transition to longer-life, low decline assets reduces capital requirements while maintaining production ? Delivering increasing and more sustainable cash flow to…
Key Historic Data Operational Information 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Daily production, before royalties Crude oil and NGLs (Mbbl/d) 389 451 478 531 564 524 Natural gas (MMcf/d) 1,257 1,220 1,158 1,555 1,726 1,691 Barrels of oil…
Funds flow from operations 6,547 6,013 7,477 9,587 5,785 4,293 per share ? Basic 5.98 5.48 6.87 8.78 5.29 3.90 Net earnings (loss) 2,643 1,892 2,270 3,929 (637) (204) per share ? Basic 2.41 1.72 2.08 3.60 (0.58) (0.19) Capital…
May 31, 2017 Revised Q2/17 Revised 2017 Daily Production Volumes (before royalties) Natural gas (MMcf/d) 1,675 - 1,730 1,700 - 1,760 Crude oil and NGLs (Mbbl/d) North America(1) 227 - 235 236 - 246 North America ? Thermal In…
Total capital projects 1,055 Technology and Phase 4 15 Sustaining capital 415 Turnarounds and reclamation 135 Capitalized interest and other 90 Total Horizon Project 1,710 Total Athabasca Oil Sands Project - Sustaining Capital* 180…